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"During a chemical reaction, you must have the same amount of substance

on both sides of the quation" This statement is the definition for the *

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Answer:

This statement is the definition of law of conservation of mass.

Step-by-step explanation:

Law of conservation of mass:

According to the law of conservation mass, mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical equation.

This law was given by French chemist Antoine Lavoisier in 1789. According to this law mass of reactant and mass of product must be equal, because masses are not created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

For example:

In given photosynthesis reaction:

6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

there are six carbon atoms, eighteen oxygen atoms and twelve hydrogen atoms on the both side of equation so this reaction followed the law of conservation of mass.

Let us consider the general chemical reaction.

A + B → C

5g + 5g 10g

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